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medicare is critically important. it is an important safety net proposal that helps our seniors deal with the cost of medicine. the budget is growing in a very accelerated way. let's start off and say it is growing for a good reason. we are living longer. this is a problem. it is caused by success. but the knowledge that. we have to get medicare costs under control. i have put a plan on the table. when medicare was expanded when george allen was senator to cover prescription drugs, i heartily support that. i think it is great. the congress made two huge errors. they chose not to pay for the expansion. second, they guaranteed pharmaceutical companies they would not negotiate for the prices of prescription drugs. that was foolish. no pharmacy would make that mistake. if we allow the federal government to negotiate for prices with pharmaceutical credit -- companies, and we already do when we buy the same drugs, we save $25 billion over a year. we should have made that change years ago. we will have more to do. essentiall
medicare is critically important. it is an important safety net proposal that helps our seniors deal with the cost of medicine. the budget is growing in a very accelerated way. let's start off and say it is growing for a good reason. we are living longer. this is a problem. it is caused by success. but the knowledge that. we have to get medicare costs under control. i have put a plan on the table. when medicare was expanded when george allen was senator to cover prescription drugs, i heartily...
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i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare, but i want to make sure that seniors are protected. by the year 2000, it will have a choice, not a voucher as she says. i have never supported a voucher. what i support is a program that gives individuals age 50 and over a choice in 2024. >> through the weekend, watch more debates from key house, senate, and governor races. >> through election day, wash our coverage of the presidential candidates. coming up live today on the c- span, "washington journal." looks at the battle ground states of ohio. live at 10:20 a.m., president obama holds a campaign rally in ohio. at 1:00, the new president of penn state's talks about leaving the school after the sex abuse scandal. coming up, a look at ohio as a battleground state. at 8:15, bob bennett, chairman of the ohio republican party talks about romney campaign is doing to win that state. doing to win that state.
i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare, but i want to make sure that seniors are protected. by the year 2000, it will have a choice, not a voucher as she says. i have never supported a voucher. what i support is a program that gives individuals age 50 and over a choice in 2024. >> through the weekend, watch more debates from key house, senate, and governor races. >> through election day, wash our coverage of the presidential candidates. coming up live today on...
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when you do not finish much, the medicare trust fund lasts longer. president obama lengthened the life of medicare by eight years, closed the doughnut hole, and we're helping these people buy insurance. repeal it. the heck with the people with pre-existing conditions. reopen the doughnut hole and bring the brink of see here for the medicare trust fund down to 2016. he says i have to do this because these insurance companies will not cover anybody with medicare advantage. really? if that is true we ought to know because that law is in effect for right now. what happened last year? he had a number of companies providing medicare advantage to 17% of people who are paying 16% less. president obama strengthened health-care. [applause] i want to say something about energy. ohio is not just about gas and coal. you also people working in the solar and wind industry. mitt romney's policy is all of the above except nothing for wind and nothing for solar. we have 100,000 americans working in the solar industry today. the prices are dropping. we rank first or se
when you do not finish much, the medicare trust fund lasts longer. president obama lengthened the life of medicare by eight years, closed the doughnut hole, and we're helping these people buy insurance. repeal it. the heck with the people with pre-existing conditions. reopen the doughnut hole and bring the brink of see here for the medicare trust fund down to 2016. he says i have to do this because these insurance companies will not cover anybody with medicare advantage. really? if that is true...
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when it comes to medicare, this is a basic debate about ending the medicare benefits. my records indicate that voted to not just preserve it does strength and it. >> monica, the last question. >> because of the economic downturn, the education in our country have had their budgets dropped. it makes it challenging, most would say come to believe that our students in the future will be competing on a level playing field on around the world because of bigger class sizes, fewer books, less time with quality teachers. how would you improve education? mr. smith, you would suggest eliminating the department of indication altogether. is that the right plan for this moment? -- the department of education altogether. >> the best way to educate our students is at the state level. that is between the local school board, teachers, and parents. i said i would take a look at the department of education, and it's possible, but they do some good things. we do not want to throw it away, but we need -- any federal organization, especially as big as the department of education, there's a
when it comes to medicare, this is a basic debate about ending the medicare benefits. my records indicate that voted to not just preserve it does strength and it. >> monica, the last question. >> because of the economic downturn, the education in our country have had their budgets dropped. it makes it challenging, most would say come to believe that our students in the future will be competing on a level playing field on around the world because of bigger class sizes, fewer books,...
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good, if not better than medicare. all seniors will be taken care of these and people will have the to protect them when they get to that age. >> the plan just propose, will it save any money? >> right now you cannot score in like it to washington but it was introduced by a couple of u.s. senators and they said it would save medicare. i will like to see it. i wdelete it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. -- at least it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. tommy thompson has a plant. president barack obama has the plant. tammy baldwin has no plans. >> we do know something about his brand new plan on medicare and that is that health costs in the federal employee health benefit program are increasing at a rate of 40% faster than traditional medicare. that gives you a sense. it is not a full score. but that is something we do know. that would not save us money. it would shift a huge burden to seniors. this idea that he never supported the voucher program, he ran ads in his primary sang out will be the 51st vote to pass the paul
good, if not better than medicare. all seniors will be taken care of these and people will have the to protect them when they get to that age. >> the plan just propose, will it save any money? >> right now you cannot score in like it to washington but it was introduced by a couple of u.s. senators and they said it would save medicare. i will like to see it. i wdelete it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. -- at least it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. tommy thompson has a plant....
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i was talking to mike noels he gets the medicare through medicare advantage. he likes the fact it's a wrap around kind of program. he doesn't have to deal a lot of pieces and works well with the tricare. i support that program. congressman is the only candidates for the united states senate on the stage that voted to cut medicare by $700 billion in the health care act. now he say it is went to insurance companies. he means medicare advantage. that's what he's talking about. he's going deny seniors that choice. about third of it also went to payments for hospitals and that's why between 15 and 20% of our hospitals here in the state are going to go under because of the health care act he supported. and took $700 billion out of medicare. >> moderator: martin, your rebuttal. >> i have never cut a single benefit under the medicare program. i adopt believe in cutting benefits under the medicare program. we added benefits that we paid for by eliminating subsidizes to insurance companies that were pulling money out of medicare and in to corporate profits. now the ryan
i was talking to mike noels he gets the medicare through medicare advantage. he likes the fact it's a wrap around kind of program. he doesn't have to deal a lot of pieces and works well with the tricare. i support that program. congressman is the only candidates for the united states senate on the stage that voted to cut medicare by $700 billion in the health care act. now he say it is went to insurance companies. he means medicare advantage. that's what he's talking about. he's going deny...
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and to pay for that it is asking seniors to take medicare, the medicare guarantee and turn it into a voucher which will cost seniors $6400 a year more. taking students and asking them to pay more for loans, cutting pell grants. it's taking middle class families and increasing their taxes -- >> moderator: i'm hearing you say the general sense of fairness, this 70/30 that you've come up with. congressman, you signed a pledge for grover norquist's americans for tax reform to never raise taxes, but now you're saying you would consider deficit reduction solutions that would include increased revenue. why the change? dold: well, certainly if you're going to lower rates or raise rates in one area, you've got to lower them in another. and i don't believe that raising taxes is necessarily the answer -- >> moderator: but you're now open to increased revenue, and two years ago -- i'm asking why the change? dold: because when i got to washington, things were worse than even i anticipated. what i am looking to try to do is solve these big problems. so i've come forth with an idea and a plan. cert
and to pay for that it is asking seniors to take medicare, the medicare guarantee and turn it into a voucher which will cost seniors $6400 a year more. taking students and asking them to pay more for loans, cutting pell grants. it's taking middle class families and increasing their taxes -- >> moderator: i'm hearing you say the general sense of fairness, this 70/30 that you've come up with. congressman, you signed a pledge for grover norquist's americans for tax reform to never raise...
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the biggest part of the ryan budget is the medicare plan. how far will you go? speak just to reiterate the question, mr. collins has also noted the ryan budget is no longer on the table, given the fact that mitt romney has said himself i had these plans, they're not exactly what my running mate has. is it fair game to continue linking him to something that is no longer out of? hochul: of course it. let me tell you one. mitt romney doesn't run legislation. there's a separation of policy. congress rights legislation, and twice, 2011, 2012 the ryan budget in the fourth. i have no doubt in mind if president romney is in place, and i'm going to work with him if he is, republican-controlled house, will have a ryan budget par three before us again next spring. we need people like me will continue pointing out what's wrong with the policies come and mitt romney does not write legislation. regardless of what he says, congress rights legislation. collins: says be clear. is only one candidate who does not support cuts in medicare for current seniors. ms. hochul in their su
the biggest part of the ryan budget is the medicare plan. how far will you go? speak just to reiterate the question, mr. collins has also noted the ryan budget is no longer on the table, given the fact that mitt romney has said himself i had these plans, they're not exactly what my running mate has. is it fair game to continue linking him to something that is no longer out of? hochul: of course it. let me tell you one. mitt romney doesn't run legislation. there's a separation of policy....
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it would also include changes to social security, medicare, tax policy and defense spending. for both sides, it meant lots of pain. but for the nation, it could mean lots of gain. >> i think he genuinely thought there was an opportunity to do something big and meaningful to deal with our long-term debt and had what he considered productive discussions with john boehner. >> new urgency this morning. >> the clock ticks. >> we've been here before but not quite this close to default. >> was there ever a time in that meeting when he said we have a deal? >> yes, ma'am. about a week before the debt ceiling was to expire, the president asked mr. cantor and i to come in the oval office where we basically sealed the deal. >> it seemed the president had bridged the partisan divide and could count reining in the deficit as part of his legacy. but then in the final moments, the so-called grand bargain collapsed. >> i have offered ideas -- >> and finger-pointing began. >> not one time, not one time, did the administration ever put any plan on the table. >> it is hard to understand why spea
it would also include changes to social security, medicare, tax policy and defense spending. for both sides, it meant lots of pain. but for the nation, it could mean lots of gain. >> i think he genuinely thought there was an opportunity to do something big and meaningful to deal with our long-term debt and had what he considered productive discussions with john boehner. >> new urgency this morning. >> the clock ticks. >> we've been here before but not quite this close to...
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good, if not better than medicare. all seniors will be taken care of these and people will have the to protect them when they get to that age. >> the plan just propose, will it save any money? >> right now you cannot score in like it to washington but it was introduced by a couple of u.s. senators and they said it would save medicare. i will like to see it. delete it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. -- at least it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. tommy thompson has a plant. president barack obama has the plant. tammy baldwin has no plans. >> we do know something about his brand new plan on medicare and that is that health costs in the federal employee health benefit program are increasing at a rate of 40% faster than traditional medicare. that gives you a sense. it is not a full score. but that is something we do know. that would not save us money. it would shift a huge burden to seniors. this idea that he never supported the voucher program, he ran ads in his primary sang out will be the 51st vote to pass the paul rya
good, if not better than medicare. all seniors will be taken care of these and people will have the to protect them when they get to that age. >> the plan just propose, will it save any money? >> right now you cannot score in like it to washington but it was introduced by a couple of u.s. senators and they said it would save medicare. i will like to see it. delete it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. -- at least it is a plan. paul ryan has a plan. tommy thompson has a plant....
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it would also include changes to social security, medicare, tax policy and defense spending. for both sides, it meant lots of pain. but for the nation, it could mean lots of gain. >> i think he genuinely thought there was an opportunity to do something big and meaningful to deal with our long-term debt and had what he considered productive discussions with john boehner. >> new urgency this morning. >> the clock ticks. >> we've been here before but not quite this close to default. >> was there ever a time in that meeting when he said we have a deal? >> yes, ma'am. about a week before the debt ceiling was to expire, the president asked mr. cantor and i to come in the oval office where we basically sealed the deal. >> it seemed the president had bridged the partisan divide and could count reining in the deficit as part of his legacy. but then in the final moments, the so-called grand bargain collapsed. >> i have offered ideas -- >> and finger-pointing began. >> not one time, not one time, did the administration ever put any plan on the table. >> it is hard to understand why spea
it would also include changes to social security, medicare, tax policy and defense spending. for both sides, it meant lots of pain. but for the nation, it could mean lots of gain. >> i think he genuinely thought there was an opportunity to do something big and meaningful to deal with our long-term debt and had what he considered productive discussions with john boehner. >> new urgency this morning. >> the clock ticks. >> we've been here before but not quite this close to...
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>> medicare is run efficiently. the overhead costs on medicare are much more efficient than any private insurance company. it is run efficiently. i spent the last 10 years of my career in health care. i know medicare pretty well. here is what i would propose changing. medicare can be here for the current generation, for the next generation, the generation after that. we need to make sure that is a solemn promise we have made to seniors, and that along with social security keeps seniors out of poverty. we need to make sure medicare, just like the va, can control prescription drug costs. we electronic records used to the full advantage of making sure patients are not getting over-prescribed drugs, word that the health care they need is not redundant. electronic health records help do that. lastly, we coordinate care with the help of electronic health records, with help of the provisions of the center for medicare and medicaid innovation. we can do that. i have seen great successes and i know that has great potential s
>> medicare is run efficiently. the overhead costs on medicare are much more efficient than any private insurance company. it is run efficiently. i spent the last 10 years of my career in health care. i know medicare pretty well. here is what i would propose changing. medicare can be here for the current generation, for the next generation, the generation after that. we need to make sure that is a solemn promise we have made to seniors, and that along with social security keeps seniors...
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medicare. at this rate, the medicare system has come of this left. given its funding. social security could be bankrupt by 200033. specifics about how to reform and at longevity to these programs. >> a few things we need to do. i start on a point of where the people in the district wants me to be. they want to maintain the guarantee of social security and they want to maintain the guarantee of medicare. not once in the 18 months i have been campaigning has a single senior come up to me and said, please let him do it wants to do. we need to be honest about the fraud and the abuse in the program. here is where i agree with peter ross. he has a bill out. the fast act. it would go after the fraud and waste and abuse in medicare. i would certainly support that. we have to be honest. i would also look at medicare being allowed to negotiate for lower drug prices. we were able to do that. so much in prescription drugs and you get a price that is cheaper. medicare cannot do that. >> will that be enough?
medicare. at this rate, the medicare system has come of this left. given its funding. social security could be bankrupt by 200033. specifics about how to reform and at longevity to these programs. >> a few things we need to do. i start on a point of where the people in the district wants me to be. they want to maintain the guarantee of social security and they want to maintain the guarantee of medicare. not once in the 18 months i have been campaigning has a single senior come up to me...
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barack obama will protect medicare. bob casey will protect medicare. host: let's go to mike in pennsylvania. do you feel like you live in an alabama-like state? caller: absolutely. pennsylvania is pittsburgh on the west, philadelphia on the east and george in the middle. host: what part of pennsylvania? caller: north central, right off of the interstate 8. when barack obama took office, 42% of the taxpayers were not paying any income tax. that is now 50%. people in central pennsylvania and all across the t are getting tired of this class warfare. you look at the most wealthy states in the nation, california, massachusetts, maryland. they are the most democratic states. they are the ones that claim they have all of the programs to help their constituents. you take the poorest states and they vote republican. why is that? is not because they are wealthy. they do not want government solving their problems. host: thanks for the call. josh, would you like to respond? guest: there are people in his community that may not be paying income taxes right now. the
barack obama will protect medicare. bob casey will protect medicare. host: let's go to mike in pennsylvania. do you feel like you live in an alabama-like state? caller: absolutely. pennsylvania is pittsburgh on the west, philadelphia on the east and george in the middle. host: what part of pennsylvania? caller: north central, right off of the interstate 8. when barack obama took office, 42% of the taxpayers were not paying any income tax. that is now 50%. people in central pennsylvania and all...
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it would also include changes to social security, medicare, tax policy, and defense spending. for both sides, it meant lots of pain. but for the nation, it could mean lots of gain. >> i think he genuinely thought that there was an opportunity do something big and meaningful to deal with our long-term debt and had what he considered productive discussions with john boehner. >> new urgency this morning. >> the clock ticks. >> we've been here before but not quite this close to default. >> was there ever a time in that meeting when he said we have a deal? >> yes, ma'am. about a week before the debt ceiling was to expire, the president asked mr. cantor and i to come in the oval office where we basically sealed the deal. >> it seemed the president had bridged the partisan divide and could count reining in the deficit as part of his legacy. but then in the final moments, the so-called grand bargain collapsed. >> i have offered ideas -- >> and the finger-pointing began. >> not one time, not one time, did the administration ever put any plan on the table. >> it is hard to understand wh
it would also include changes to social security, medicare, tax policy, and defense spending. for both sides, it meant lots of pain. but for the nation, it could mean lots of gain. >> i think he genuinely thought that there was an opportunity do something big and meaningful to deal with our long-term debt and had what he considered productive discussions with john boehner. >> new urgency this morning. >> the clock ticks. >> we've been here before but not quite this close...
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turning medicare from guaranteed plan into a voucher program. which will cost seniors thousands of dollars over time. not in 19 million people off the program. -- knocking 19 million people off the problem. -- off medicare. promising another $250,000 for the top 1% which require raising taxes for the middle- class are $2,000 a year. all of these cuts in vital programs are in the service of new massive tax cuts for the wealthy. instead of signing a pledge to grover norquist to cut taxes for the wealthy, they should be signing a pledge to middle- class people of america. [applause] to level the playing field. to give them a fair shot again. that is the pledge to president and i have signed from the start. we understand how badly the republican policies they want to reinstate heard the middle class. we understand that my dad was right when he used to say your job is about a lot more than a paycheck. it is about your dignity. respect. your place in the community. so that is why we will continue to focus our second term plans for jobs because we beli
turning medicare from guaranteed plan into a voucher program. which will cost seniors thousands of dollars over time. not in 19 million people off the program. -- knocking 19 million people off the problem. -- off medicare. promising another $250,000 for the top 1% which require raising taxes for the middle- class are $2,000 a year. all of these cuts in vital programs are in the service of new massive tax cuts for the wealthy. instead of signing a pledge to grover norquist to cut taxes for the...
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he has cut medicare $716 billion. at the time in your life when health care matters so much, people will find less ability to choose the doctor they want. that is why when i am elected i will not cut medicare $716 billion. i will restore medicare and make sure seniors are given the promise -- [indiscernbile] if you are college student, and i know we have a lot of high school students here today, when you graduate, you will find that you have a lot of student debt. $10,000, $20,000, maybe more. you will be paying the interest on that for a long time. i have some news that is not very good news for our college- bound the people. when they graduate under the president's administration, half will not be able to find a good job. i want to make sure that people coming out of college are able to get a good job -- and one more thing, besides that student debt, because the president has been spending massively more than he has been taking in, we are passing on debts to your generation. you guys do not know it, but there is abo
he has cut medicare $716 billion. at the time in your life when health care matters so much, people will find less ability to choose the doctor they want. that is why when i am elected i will not cut medicare $716 billion. i will restore medicare and make sure seniors are given the promise -- [indiscernbile] if you are college student, and i know we have a lot of high school students here today, when you graduate, you will find that you have a lot of student debt. $10,000, $20,000, maybe more....
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out of medicare. that's a fact. it's going affect medicare. it's the only way we'll be able to turn it around. is put the money back in and get serious about the discussion about medicare and social security. obamacare did nothing more than destroy jobs. it's new tax, t a mandate that frankly montana people don't like to be told what to do. they don't like the mandate you can't admit you made a mistake and voted for obamacare. tester: if no someone vote forking the pay raises. how come you're getting pay raises for you both of you say you didn't vote for them. two ads say you did. >> i voted to freeze them ever since the economy was heading south. i carried bills -- and so the congressman talk about pay raises -- [inaudible] that was incorrect. >> den any a denny a response? rehberg: as a matter of fact i did. i didn't wait until the resex to do. that's the problem they put in bill a little pay increase called cost of living. we don't have a chance to vote on. i cosponsored legislation to keep that fr
out of medicare. that's a fact. it's going affect medicare. it's the only way we'll be able to turn it around. is put the money back in and get serious about the discussion about medicare and social security. obamacare did nothing more than destroy jobs. it's new tax, t a mandate that frankly montana people don't like to be told what to do. they don't like the mandate you can't admit you made a mistake and voted for obamacare. tester: if no someone vote forking the pay raises. how come you're...
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i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. of i want to fix medicare, but i want to make sure that seniors in america and wisconsin are protected, and only those that are going to be under the age of 50 by the year 2000 will have a choice -- not a voucher, like she says i did. i have never supported a voucher. what i support, mike, is a program that those individuals that are 50 and under in year 2020 will make a choice, do i still want to go with medicare, or do i want to go with the federal health employees' benefit which congresswoman baldwin, all the people in congress, the president gets. >> through the weekend watch more debates from key house, senate and governors' races starting saturday morning at 10 eastern on c-span. >> the british defense committee is holding a series of hearings looking into the progress and security situation in afghanistan. tuesday members heard from the british ambassador to nato, the joint forces commander and the deputy commander for nato's afghan training operations. the two-hour hearing foc
i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. of i want to fix medicare, but i want to make sure that seniors in america and wisconsin are protected, and only those that are going to be under the age of 50 by the year 2000 will have a choice -- not a voucher, like she says i did. i have never supported a voucher. what i support, mike, is a program that those individuals that are 50 and under in year 2020 will make a choice, do i still want to go with medicare, or do i want to go with the federal...
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aarp has made it clear that the changes the affordable care act as for medicare strengthens medicare and does not cut benefits by even one penny. senator brown wants to talk about taxes. keep in mind there is only $1 trillion in tax cuts in the affordable care act. it comes to people who are purchasing health insurance and the small businesses that are providing health insurance. it is good for us. >> college debt for the students and families. we know it tops $1 trillion. higher education is the largest industry in massachusetts. the number means a lot to us. what would you do and what more can and should washington do if anything to address the soaring cost of college debt students face. >> i went to public schools and a commuter college. i ended up as a professor. i got to do that because of the opportunities afforded me by a good education that america invested in. now we live in a world where there is far too little investment, and is typically in higher education. there are four great community colleges in this area. we need to be making the investments in the community college
aarp has made it clear that the changes the affordable care act as for medicare strengthens medicare and does not cut benefits by even one penny. senator brown wants to talk about taxes. keep in mind there is only $1 trillion in tax cuts in the affordable care act. it comes to people who are purchasing health insurance and the small businesses that are providing health insurance. it is good for us. >> college debt for the students and families. we know it tops $1 trillion. higher...
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that is money that she voted to take out of medicare. that is not help medicare. in addition, she voted to put a 15 person board of rationing health care and deciding how old you are and if you can get a particular treatment. that is a bad idea. what we have to do the fix medicare is get the government out of the price setting business for every particular procedure and allow a whole host of people to bid on that so seniors have a choice of the providers that they want. seniors deserve a choice. they ought to be able to pick the kind of system the what and do not have it forced upon them by the federal government. there is one thing worse than having the insurance company between the patient and the doctor, and that is having the federal government between them. >> 45 seconds for a rebuttal. >> congressman akin voted to remove that same amount of money from medicare now wants, but twice in the right and a budget. the difference is that instead of using that to fill the doughnut hole, like we did in the affordable health care act, the use that to make sure that the
that is money that she voted to take out of medicare. that is not help medicare. in addition, she voted to put a 15 person board of rationing health care and deciding how old you are and if you can get a particular treatment. that is a bad idea. what we have to do the fix medicare is get the government out of the price setting business for every particular procedure and allow a whole host of people to bid on that so seniors have a choice of the providers that they want. seniors deserve a...
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his comment on medicare is also not true. politicized that it was the light and i did not vote for the eligibility age. this turned the fiscal cliff is such an important issue of our time. i have actually voted for a plan that will avoid the fiscal cliff. the bipartisan budget was fashioned after the president's deficit reduction commission is 1.2 trillion progrowth comprehensive tax reform that get america back to work in $300 billion in revenue with boston recession. it commits to spending levels for democrats and republicans agree to together. the fact of the matter is there's too much partisanship in d.c. this is an opportunity to come together and i'm disappointed by it upon it while sinai. >> host: we are going to turn it over to casey seiler nonprint questions from viewers at home. >> we've received a number of questions. as the party hurt, this is a time of great partisan division. @bruce tuchman who asks, in your time in politics, name one significant achievement was the result of working with a member of the opposit
his comment on medicare is also not true. politicized that it was the light and i did not vote for the eligibility age. this turned the fiscal cliff is such an important issue of our time. i have actually voted for a plan that will avoid the fiscal cliff. the bipartisan budget was fashioned after the president's deficit reduction commission is 1.2 trillion progrowth comprehensive tax reform that get america back to work in $300 billion in revenue with boston recession. it commits to spending...
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and our ability to fund medicare is in doubt. tens of millions of americans still don't have medical insurance. and the nation faces challenges around the world -- from the middle east to china. later in the broadcast jeffrey brown of the pbs newshour will look at some critical issues all but been ignored during the campaign. frontline will examine key moments that shaped both candidates' lives when they were young men. political journalists and authors will join gwen ifill on the "washington week" set to discuss how the presidency has transformed many of the men who have won it. and jeff greenfield of "need to know" will weigh in on this question: how can we predict which candidates will become successful presidents? but we begin with a look at the most pressing problems facing the nation today, and how the candidates plan to remedy them. after all, the election is a fundamental a clash of ideas. and no matter who is elected tuesday, those problems are not about to go away soon. judy woodfruff of the pbs newshour kicks off our c
and our ability to fund medicare is in doubt. tens of millions of americans still don't have medical insurance. and the nation faces challenges around the world -- from the middle east to china. later in the broadcast jeffrey brown of the pbs newshour will look at some critical issues all but been ignored during the campaign. frontline will examine key moments that shaped both candidates' lives when they were young men. political journalists and authors will join gwen ifill on the...
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medicare is going to go bankrupt in the year 2024. i don't want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare. but i want to make sure seniors in america and wisconsin are protected. only those that are going to be under the age of 50 by the year 2000 will have a choice, not a voucher like she says, i have never supported a voucher. what i support is a program that if you are 50 and under and they will make a choice to go with medicare or go with the federal help employees benefit, which congresswoman baldwin and all the people in congress and the president gets. that's a much better approach. it's good if not better than medicare. all seniors would be taken care of. all these young people would have something to protect them when they get to that age. >> the note of the plan but you just proposed, would save more money than what we are doing? >> it was introduced by a couple u.s. centers and they said it would save medicare. i would like to see it. at least it's a plan. paul ryan has a plan. tommy thompson has a plan. we have been waiting for months and years for barac
medicare is going to go bankrupt in the year 2024. i don't want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare. but i want to make sure seniors in america and wisconsin are protected. only those that are going to be under the age of 50 by the year 2000 will have a choice, not a voucher like she says, i have never supported a voucher. what i support is a program that if you are 50 and under and they will make a choice to go with medicare or go with the federal help employees benefit, which...
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we have attacked medicare fraud and abuse. we need to continue to do that, in all government agencies. i spent years going into numerous fortune 500 countries -- companies looking for these inefficiencies. i plan using my government to find this week. >> can either of you give me any numbers? the department of energy? >> close to $85 billion. you are looking at a guy, never been in politics before, and i found three wasteful programs in the government. the combined savings of -- if every single member of the house was going and looking for wasteful programs, think about what that does. >> it is going to be a balanced approach. we need to look into it the tax code and go after deductions and loopholes that far too many corporations and individuals are getting away with. we need to make it a more fair playing field for companies. >> i wanted to get a break with my producer's questions, up because we hear from candidates all the time about what we are going to find wasteful spending. this is a chart, the u.s. debt clock, and view
we have attacked medicare fraud and abuse. we need to continue to do that, in all government agencies. i spent years going into numerous fortune 500 countries -- companies looking for these inefficiencies. i plan using my government to find this week. >> can either of you give me any numbers? the department of energy? >> close to $85 billion. you are looking at a guy, never been in politics before, and i found three wasteful programs in the government. the combined savings of -- if...
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barack obama will protect medicare. bob casey will protect medicare. period. host: let's go to mike in pennsylvania. many people refer to your part of the state as alabama. do you feel like you live in an alabama-like state? pennsylvania is pittsburgh on the west, philadelphia on the east and george in the middle. -- georgia in the middle. host: what part of pennsylvania? caller: north central, right off of the interstate 8. when barack obama took office, 42% of the taxpayers were not paying any income tax. people in central pennsylvania and all across the t are getting tired of this class warfare. you look at the most wealthy california, massachusetts, maryland. they are the most democratic states. they are the ones that claim help their constituents. they vote republican. why is that? is not because they are wealthy. it is because they have a value system. they do not want government solving their problems. host: thanks for the call. josh, would you like to respond? guest: there are people in his community that may not be paying income taxes right now. the 4
barack obama will protect medicare. bob casey will protect medicare. period. host: let's go to mike in pennsylvania. many people refer to your part of the state as alabama. do you feel like you live in an alabama-like state? pennsylvania is pittsburgh on the west, philadelphia on the east and george in the middle. -- georgia in the middle. host: what part of pennsylvania? caller: north central, right off of the interstate 8. when barack obama took office, 42% of the taxpayers were not paying...
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saying they are not cutting medicare or environmental protection is like mitt romney trying to convince the guy in the unemployment line that he did not outsource his job, he offshored his job. and now romney is running ads all across the country about getting tough on china. the same guy the washington post called a pioneer in outsourcing. the same guy who criticize the president for taking action in china, saving thousands of jobs in the steel and rubber industry. the same guy who has part of his fortune invested in chinese companies. the same job the wants to sign a territorial act that would create 800,000 jobs -- all of them overseas. this is a guy who as governor of massachusetts literally outsourced the call service that people would call into to see if they qualified for unemployment. he sent it overseas. now, when you hear met ronnie say he would protect american -- mitt romney say he would protect american jobs by getting tough on china, i have one word for you. you know it. malarkey. is a bunch of malarkey. [applause] folks, mid-romney has shown he is very good is sending job
saying they are not cutting medicare or environmental protection is like mitt romney trying to convince the guy in the unemployment line that he did not outsource his job, he offshored his job. and now romney is running ads all across the country about getting tough on china. the same guy the washington post called a pioneer in outsourcing. the same guy who criticize the president for taking action in china, saving thousands of jobs in the steel and rubber industry. the same guy who has part of...
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less benefits in medicare. instead, seniors in this country have significantly more benefits on all kinds of preventive care, on savings in the prescription drugs because of the health care plan. >> that is definitely washington speak, talking around in circles. here's the reality. senator brown cut $716 billion from medicare. that is unfair to our senior citizens. it is unfair to our baby boomers. it is unfair to others reaching the age of eligibility. i will take a backseat to no one when it comes to saving social security, saving medicare, and ensuring that these programs are funded far to the future. >> i will take a point of privilege. what does that mean? are you for raising, are either one of you for raising the retirement age in order to deal with medicare or social security? >> for my grandmother, who i mentioned, we should not change anything for medicare and social security. for my parents, who are baby boomers, we should not change it. my niece is 20 month old. we maintain the status quo. there will
less benefits in medicare. instead, seniors in this country have significantly more benefits on all kinds of preventive care, on savings in the prescription drugs because of the health care plan. >> that is definitely washington speak, talking around in circles. here's the reality. senator brown cut $716 billion from medicare. that is unfair to our senior citizens. it is unfair to our baby boomers. it is unfair to others reaching the age of eligibility. i will take a backseat to no one...
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i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare. i want to make sure that seniors are protected. only those under the age of 50 will have a choice. not a voucher like she says. i have never supported a voucher. what i support is a program would affect those 50 and under. to want to go with the federal fund and the employee benefit? all of the people in congress. >> through the weekend, watch more debates. starting 10 eastern time in the morning on c-span. >> tomorrow, a senate debate in maine between republican charlie summers, democrat cynthia dill, independent angus king, and others. >> these are the stories that your textbooks left out. they are great stories about real people and american history. really important moments. the first pilgrims came 50 years before the mayflower sailed. they were french, they made wind. they had the good sense to land in florida in june instead of in massachusetts. they were completely wiped out by the spanish. a woman was taken captive in 1695 and marched into new hampshire. in the middle of the n
i do not want medicare to go bankrupt. i want to fix medicare. i want to make sure that seniors are protected. only those under the age of 50 will have a choice. not a voucher like she says. i have never supported a voucher. what i support is a program would affect those 50 and under. to want to go with the federal fund and the employee benefit? all of the people in congress. >> through the weekend, watch more debates. starting 10 eastern time in the morning on c-span. >> tomorrow,...
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to stabilize medicare cost i am in favor of medicare for all. a takes the profits to the monopoly profits of the pharmaceutical companies to put them into care. for those working people in central york we need to lift the tax cap and medicare for all. maffei: we need a balanced approach. we need to make sure balance the budget the right way. not the seniors are middle-class. but like bill clinton did ask for shared sacrifice from millionaires and billionaires. get rid of the tax breaks for oil companies exxonmobil show they have record profit again. i will take one little exception with the question. you put all entitlements in one place. there are budget issues even was social security and medicare but i do not think those are the problem. they need to be adjusted but not thrown away. over 50% of seniors wrought property now is 10%. we chemicals adjustments. >>moderator: we will start with ursula rozum. with the affordable care act medicare as we know it will not survive beyond the next decade the you favor turning this over to private vouchers
to stabilize medicare cost i am in favor of medicare for all. a takes the profits to the monopoly profits of the pharmaceutical companies to put them into care. for those working people in central york we need to lift the tax cap and medicare for all. maffei: we need a balanced approach. we need to make sure balance the budget the right way. not the seniors are middle-class. but like bill clinton did ask for shared sacrifice from millionaires and billionaires. get rid of the tax breaks for oil...
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he raided $716 billion from medicare to pay for obamacare. he said he would lower health- insurance premiums for families. have you seen that? the american family pays 3000 more -- $3,000 a year more than when he was elected. he said he would work across the aisle on the most important issues america faces. he has not met on the economy, on jobs with either member of the house or the senate. you look at the big debates we have in this country not as a republican or a democrat, but as an american. you watch what has happened in this country with an independent voice. you told president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together. there is a problem. he has not. i will. [cheers and applause] let me tell you why he fell so short of what he promised. it is because he cared more about the liberal agenda than repairing the economy. did obama create new jobs? did his war on coal and gas create new jobs? does raising taxes put people to work? did the avalanche of new regulations help small business? you got it right. almost every meas
he raided $716 billion from medicare to pay for obamacare. he said he would lower health- insurance premiums for families. have you seen that? the american family pays 3000 more -- $3,000 a year more than when he was elected. he said he would work across the aisle on the most important issues america faces. he has not met on the economy, on jobs with either member of the house or the senate. you look at the big debates we have in this country not as a republican or a democrat, but as an...
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the medicare trust fund is last ing longer. he lengthened the life of medicare by eight years, closed the donut hole and saved the average senior $600 and we help them buy insurance at pre- existing conditions. romney's position is "repeal it. to heck with people with preexisting conditions. bring it down to 2016." and he says, "oh, i have to do this. these insurance companies won't cover anyone in medicare advantage." really? if if that is true we ought to know because that law is in effect for right now. what happened last year? he had a number of companies providing medicare advantage to 17% of people who are paying 16% less. president obama strengthened health-care. i want to say something about energy. ohio is not just about gas and coal. you also people working in the solar and wind industry. mitt romney's policy is all of the above except nothing for wind and nothing for solar. we have 100,000 americans working in the solar industry today. the prices are dropping. we rank first or second in the world in the ability to ge
the medicare trust fund is last ing longer. he lengthened the life of medicare by eight years, closed the donut hole and saved the average senior $600 and we help them buy insurance at pre- existing conditions. romney's position is "repeal it. to heck with people with preexisting conditions. bring it down to 2016." and he says, "oh, i have to do this. these insurance companies won't cover anyone in medicare advantage." really? if if that is true we ought to know because that...
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he succeeded with what became known as obama care, the most significant overhaul since medicare and medicaid in the 1960s. he pushed to shore up banks after the financial crisis and congress passed legislation two years ago imposing stricter regulations on financial institutions and giving more protection to customers. reforming the nation's finances has proved more difficult. republicans criticized obama for the mounting national debt and they say the unemployment rate, 7.8%, is unacceptably high. >> the latest poll suggests the candidates are running close, but they were taken before the storm hit shore. earlier i spoke with nhk world's nishikawa on obama's successes and his failures. mishiko the president is not the first president, obviously, to promise change. but he certainly made that word stick. how do voters think he has done? >> right. well, obama did change a number of things, and not the least of which is, of course, health care reform. presidents on both sides of the aisle have tried before him and failed and he ended the war in iraq and he passed the stimulus among a number of
he succeeded with what became known as obama care, the most significant overhaul since medicare and medicaid in the 1960s. he pushed to shore up banks after the financial crisis and congress passed legislation two years ago imposing stricter regulations on financial institutions and giving more protection to customers. reforming the nation's finances has proved more difficult. republicans criticized obama for the mounting national debt and they say the unemployment rate, 7.8%, is unacceptably...
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it's crazy. [ male announcer ] are you considering a new medicare plan? then you may be looking for help in choosing the right plan for your needs. so don't wait. call now. whatever your health coverage needs, unitedhealthcare can help you find the right plan. open enrollment to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so now is the best time to review your options and enroll in a plan. medicare has two main parts, parts a and b, to help cover a lot of your expenses, like hospital care... and doctor visits. but they still won't cover all of your costs. now's the time to learn about unitedhealthcare plans that may be right for you. are you looking for something nice and easy? like a single plan that combines medicare parts a & b with prescription drug coverage? a medicare advantage plan can give you doctor, hospital and prescription drug coverage all in one plan... for nothing more than what you already pay for part b. you'll also have the flexibility to change doctors from a network of providers dedicated to helping you sta
it's crazy. [ male announcer ] are you considering a new medicare plan? then you may be looking for help in choosing the right plan for your needs. so don't wait. call now. whatever your health coverage needs, unitedhealthcare can help you find the right plan. open enrollment to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so now is the best time to review your options and enroll in a plan. medicare has two main parts, parts a and b, to help cover a lot of your...
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he succeeded with what became known as obama care, the most significant overhaul since medicare and medicaid in the 1960s. he pushed to shore up banks aftethe financial crisis. congress passed legislation two years ago imposing stricter regulations on financial institutions and giving more protection to customers. reforming the nation's finances has proved more difficult. republicans criticize obama for the mounting national debt, and they say the unemployment rate, 7.8%, is unacceptably high. >> the latest poll suggests the candidates are running close, but they were taken before the storm hit shore. earlier gene otani spoke about obama's successes and his failures. >> the president is not the first president obviously to promise change, but he certainly made that word stick. how do voters think he's done? >> obama did change a number of things and not the least of which is of course health care reform. presidents on both sides of the aisle tried before him and failed. and he ended the war in iraq and he passed the stimulus among a number of other financial initiatives. somexper say hwas pe
he succeeded with what became known as obama care, the most significant overhaul since medicare and medicaid in the 1960s. he pushed to shore up banks aftethe financial crisis. congress passed legislation two years ago imposing stricter regulations on financial institutions and giving more protection to customers. reforming the nation's finances has proved more difficult. republicans criticize obama for the mounting national debt, and they say the unemployment rate, 7.8%, is unacceptably high....
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>> medicare is run efficiently. the overhead costs on medicare are much more efficient than any private insurance company. it is run efficiently. i spent the last 10 years of my career in health care. i know medicare pretty well. here is what i would propose changing. medicare can be here for the current generation, for the next generation, the generation after that. we need to make sure that is a solemn promise we have made to seniors, and that along with social security keeps seniors out of poverty. we need to make sure medicare, just like the va, can -- prescription drug costs. we electronic records used to the full advantage of making sure patients are not getting over-prescribed drugs, word that the health care they need is not redundant. electronic health records help do that. lastly, we coordinate care with the help of electronic health records, with help of the provisions of the center for medicare and medicaid innovation. we can do that. i have seen great successes and i know that has great potential saving
>> medicare is run efficiently. the overhead costs on medicare are much more efficient than any private insurance company. it is run efficiently. i spent the last 10 years of my career in health care. i know medicare pretty well. here is what i would propose changing. medicare can be here for the current generation, for the next generation, the generation after that. we need to make sure that is a solemn promise we have made to seniors, and that along with social security keeps seniors...
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medicare is going bankrupt. we got an obligation to strengthen the social safety net which is i'm willing to work across the aisle to make sure it's going to be there. >> you voted thed in care guarantee twice -- voted against the medicare guarantee twice. >> you deliberately trying to mislead the voters. you should demand more of your campaign. my vision going forward is to try to make sure we're strengthening the social safety net programs. social security is something -- social safety net program we have to make sure secure and be there for future generations. one of the things we have to do is work this a bipartisan fashion. >> brad schneider quick response on social security. >> when social security passed in 1935, half the seniors were living below the poverty line. we brought that down to 10%. we need to make sure social security is there for my generations. we need to make sure social security provide that safety net. we can't do in a way that forces them to choose between rent and medicine that pushes t
medicare is going bankrupt. we got an obligation to strengthen the social safety net which is i'm willing to work across the aisle to make sure it's going to be there. >> you voted thed in care guarantee twice -- voted against the medicare guarantee twice. >> you deliberately trying to mislead the voters. you should demand more of your campaign. my vision going forward is to try to make sure we're strengthening the social safety net programs. social security is something -- social...
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as long as i am president, i will not turn medicare into a voucher to pay for another millionaire tax cut. [applause] so, virginia, we know what changes. we know what the future requires. we know also that it will not be easy. back in 2008 i talked about this. i warned some of the. -- i want some of view but maybe you were not believing me. -- i warned some of you but maybe you did not believe me. i said change, real change is not just about changing presidents or changing parties. it is about changing our policyi ran because the voice of the american people, your voice, had been shut out of our democracy by lobbyists and special interests and politicians who are willing to say and do anything to keep things the way they are. the protectors, the guardians of the status quo. and that status quo and washington has fought us every step of the way over the last four years. they spent millions of dollars trying to prevent us from reforming health care, millions of trying to prevent us from reforming wall street. they engineered a strategy of gridlock in congress. refusing to compromise on
as long as i am president, i will not turn medicare into a voucher to pay for another millionaire tax cut. [applause] so, virginia, we know what changes. we know what the future requires. we know also that it will not be easy. back in 2008 i talked about this. i warned some of the. -- i want some of view but maybe you were not believing me. -- i warned some of you but maybe you did not believe me. i said change, real change is not just about changing presidents or changing parties. it is about...
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it's the last day you can switch your medicare part d plan. we're ready, and we can't wait to switch. what i wanted was simple: the most value for my dollar. so, now that it's time, we're making the move to a plan that really works for us. [ male announcer ] make the switch to an aarp medicarerx plan, insured through unitedhealthcare. open enrollment starts october 15th and ends december 7th. call now for a free information kit. you'll receive a summary of plan benefits and an enrollment form. discover why these part d plans are so popular with over 4 million plan members and counting. with predictable copays and plans with no annual deductible, you could start saving with your first prescription. plus, we'll be covered at like 60,000 pharmacies. so if we visit our kids in portland or go anywhere in the country, we know we're covered. [ male announcer ] the new preferred pharmacy network lets you enjoy copays for as low as $1 at thousands of pharmacies in retail locations like these. unitedhealthcare has worked to get low costs for plan member
it's the last day you can switch your medicare part d plan. we're ready, and we can't wait to switch. what i wanted was simple: the most value for my dollar. so, now that it's time, we're making the move to a plan that really works for us. [ male announcer ] make the switch to an aarp medicarerx plan, insured through unitedhealthcare. open enrollment starts october 15th and ends december 7th. call now for a free information kit. you'll receive a summary of plan benefits and an enrollment form....
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turning medicare into a voucher is change but we don't want that change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policies isn't change. ruling out compromise by pledging to rubber stamp the tea party's agenda as president, that's definitely not change. in fact, that's exactly the attitude in washington that needs to go. here's the thing, wisconsin. after four years as president, you know me by now. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may be frustrated at pace of change but you know what i believe. you know where i stand. you know i'm willing to make tough decisions, even when they're not politically convenient. and you know i'll fight for you and your families every single day as hard as i know how. you know that. i know what change looks like because i fought for it. you have too. and after all we've been through together, we sure as heck can't give up now. change is a country where americans of every age have the skills and education that good jobs now require. and government can't do this alone. but don't tell me that hir
turning medicare into a voucher is change but we don't want that change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policies isn't change. ruling out compromise by pledging to rubber stamp the tea party's agenda as president, that's definitely not change. in fact, that's exactly the attitude in washington that needs to go. here's the thing, wisconsin. after four years as president, you know me by now. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may be frustrated at pace of...
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turning medicare from guaranteed plan into a voucher program. seniorsill causost thousands of dollars over time. not in 19 million people off the program. -- knocking 19 million people off the problem. promising another $250,000 for the top 1% which require raising taxes for the middle-class are $2,000 a year. all of these cuts in vital programs are in the service of new massive tax cuts for the wealthy. instead of signing a pledge to grover norquist to cut taxes for the wealthy, they should be signing a pledge to middle-class people of america. [applause] to give them a fair shot again. that is the pledge to president and i have signed from the start. we understand how badly the republican policies they want to reinstate heard the middle class. we understand that my dad was right when he used to say your job is about a lot more than a paycheck. it is about your dignity. respect. your place in the community. so that is why we will continue to focus our second term plans for jobs because we believe for americans to succeed, the middle class has t
turning medicare from guaranteed plan into a voucher program. seniorsill causost thousands of dollars over time. not in 19 million people off the program. -- knocking 19 million people off the problem. promising another $250,000 for the top 1% which require raising taxes for the middle-class are $2,000 a year. all of these cuts in vital programs are in the service of new massive tax cuts for the wealthy. instead of signing a pledge to grover norquist to cut taxes for the wealthy, they should be...
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thirty million workers what are they there for that's just one example majority of the people want full medicare for everybody in nobody out free choice of doctor and hospital both parties are against it the majority of the people conservatives and liberals want cracking down on corporate crime wall street to houston and the abuses that are in the mainstream press they won't even raise the issue of law and order for corporate crime so these are just some of the examples whereby the american people who are supposed to be sovereign in the constitution we the people is a preamble are basically show. excluded disrespected dismissed underpaid under-insured and flattered into acquiescence because they're told forget it there's only two parties you need to choose or you stay home instead of having a binding none of the above the way leningrad and st petersburg actually had after the demise of the soviet union that a binding none of the above so you could go to the polls and vote no to all the candidates and if it wins sets a new new election a new candidate they won't even support something like that w
thirty million workers what are they there for that's just one example majority of the people want full medicare for everybody in nobody out free choice of doctor and hospital both parties are against it the majority of the people conservatives and liberals want cracking down on corporate crime wall street to houston and the abuses that are in the mainstream press they won't even raise the issue of law and order for corporate crime so these are just some of the examples whereby the american...
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